Pep Guardiola plays down Man City’s frustrations over fixture pile-up

SportFootballPep Guardiola plays down Man City’s frustrations over fixture pile-upCity face a hectic end to the season after Premier League games against Crystal Palace and Bournemouth were moved either side of the FA Cup final.Andy Hampson Friday 01 May 2026 13:42 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"39a1780c-16d6-48ae-b777-fa725138727a","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/pep-guardiola-premier-league-crystal-palace-bournemouth-city-b2968881.html","title":"Pep Guardiola plays down Man City’s frustrations over fixture pile-up"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-61533","index":0}Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola (Martin Rickett/PA) (PA Wire)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Pep Guardiola has played down Manchester City’s frustrations over fixture rescheduling during their domestic tr...